Catalogue section 3.1

Danger warning signs

They tell you a hazard that is hard to spot in time is coming up, and what kind it is, so you can adjust your driving.

How to recognise them: An equilateral triangle pointing up, with a red border and a white ground carrying a black symbol.

58 signs

P-1
P-1 · Junction with priority
A junction is coming up with a road whose users must give way to you.
P-1a
P-1a · Junction with priority over a road on the right
A junction is coming up with a road on the right whose users must give way to you.
P-1b
P-1b · Junction with priority over a road on the left
A junction is coming up with a road on the left whose users must give way to you.
P-1c
P-1c · Priority over a slip road joining from the right
A road joins from the right ahead, and its users must give way to you.
P-1d
P-1d · Priority over a slip road joining from the left
A road joins from the left ahead, and its users must give way to you.
P-1e
P-1e · Stretch with direct accesses
A stretch ahead has several direct accesses onto the road; traffic using them must give way to you.
P-2
P-2 · Junction where priority is to the right
A junction is coming up where the general give-way-to-the-right rule applies.
P-3
P-3 · Traffic lights
An isolated junction or stretch controlled by traffic lights is coming up.
P-4
P-4 · Roundabout
A roundabout is coming up, with traffic flowing the way the arrows show.
P-5
P-5 · Opening bridge
A bridge ahead can be raised or swung, which temporarily interrupts traffic.
P-6
P-6 · Tram crossing
A tram line crosses ahead, and the tram has priority.
P-7
P-7 · Level crossing with barriers
A level crossing with barriers or half-barriers is coming up.
P-8
P-8 · Level crossing without barriers
A level crossing with no barriers or half-barriers is coming up.
P-9a
P-9a · Level crossing, bridge or quay 200 m ahead (right)
A level crossing, opening bridge or quay lies 200 m ahead. This marker stands on the right of the carriageway and always accompanies a P-5, P-7, P-8 or P-27 sign.
P-9b
P-9b · Level crossing, bridge or quay 150 m ahead (right)
A level crossing, opening bridge or quay lies 150 m ahead. This marker stands on the right of the carriageway.
P-9c
P-9c · Level crossing, bridge or quay 100 m ahead (right)
A level crossing, opening bridge or quay lies 100 m ahead. This marker stands on the right of the carriageway.
P-10a
P-10a · Level crossing, bridge or quay 200 m ahead (left)
A level crossing, opening bridge or quay lies 200 m ahead. This marker stands on the left of the carriageway and always accompanies a P-5, P-7, P-8 or P-27 sign.
P-10b
P-10b · Level crossing, bridge or quay 150 m ahead (left)
A level crossing, opening bridge or quay lies 150 m ahead. This marker stands on the left of the carriageway.
P-10c
P-10c · Level crossing, bridge or quay 100 m ahead (left)
A level crossing, opening bridge or quay lies 100 m ahead. This marker stands on the left of the carriageway.
P-11
P-11 · Level crossing without barriers, here
An unbarriered level crossing is immediately ahead.
P-11a
P-11a · Multi-track level crossing without barriers, here
An unbarriered level crossing with more than one railway track is immediately ahead.
P-12
P-12 · Low-flying aircraft
Aircraft often fly low over the road ahead and may cause sudden noise.
P-13a
P-13a · Dangerous bend to the right
A dangerous right-hand bend is coming up.
P-13b
P-13b · Dangerous bend to the left
A dangerous left-hand bend is coming up.
P-14a
P-14a · Dangerous bends, first to the right
A series of dangerous bends close together is coming up, the first to the right.
P-14b
P-14b · Dangerous bends, first to the left
A series of dangerous bends close together is coming up, the first to the left.
P-15
P-15 · Uneven road
A hump, dip or badly surfaced stretch of road is coming up.
P-15a
P-15a · Hump
A hump in the road is coming up.
P-15b
P-15b · Dip
A dip in the road is coming up.
P-16a
P-16a · Steep descent
A steeply falling stretch of road lies ahead. The figure gives the gradient as a percentage.
P-16b
P-16b · Steep climb
A steeply rising stretch of road lies ahead. The figure gives the gradient as a percentage.
P-17
P-17 · Road narrows
The carriageway narrows ahead. It may also be used where the hard shoulders get narrower. It is not used where the number of lanes drops but the remaining lanes and shoulders keep their width.
P-17a
P-17a · Road narrows from the right
The carriageway narrows from the right ahead. It may also be used where the right shoulder gets narrower. It is not used where lanes are dropped on the right but the remaining lanes and shoulders keep their width.
P-17b
P-17b · Road narrows from the left
The carriageway narrows from the left ahead. It may also be used where the left shoulder gets narrower on a one-way carriageway. It is not used where lanes are dropped on the left but the remaining lanes and shoulders keep their width.
P-18
P-18 · Roadworks
A stretch of road under construction is coming up.
P-19
P-19 · Slippery road
The surface ahead may be slippery.
P-20a
P-20a · Pedestrian crossing
One or more pedestrian crossings are coming up.
P-20b
P-20b · Pedestrians
A place or stretch with heavy pedestrian traffic is coming up.
P-20c
P-20c · Pedestrian and cycle crossings
A pedestrian crossing alongside or shared with a cycle crossing is coming up.
P-21a
P-21a · Children
A place often used by children is coming up — a school, a playground and the like.
P-21b
P-21b · People with mobility difficulties
A place often used by people with mobility or sensory difficulties is coming up.
P-22a
P-22a · Cycle crossing
One or more cycle crossings are coming up.
P-22b
P-22b · Cyclists
A stretch with frequent cycle traffic is coming up.
P-23
P-23 · Domestic animals or livestock crossing
Domestic animals or livestock often cross the road ahead.
P-24
P-24 · Wild animals crossing
Wild animals often cross the road ahead.
P-24a
P-24a · Wild boar crossing
Wild animals often cross the road ahead, and a large share of them are wild boar.
P-25
P-25 · Two-way traffic
A stretch with traffic in both directions is coming up.
P-26
P-26 · Falling rocks
A stretch with frequent rockfalls is coming up, so there may be obstacles on the carriageway.
P-27
P-27 · Quayside
Danger because the road runs out onto a quay or into water.
P-28
P-28 · Loose chippings
On the stretch ahead, passing vehicles risk throwing up loose chippings.
P-29
P-29 · Side wind
Strong crosswinds often blow in the area ahead.
P-30
P-30 · Drop at the roadside
There is a drop along the side of the road, on the side the symbol shows.
P-31
P-31 · Congestion
Traffic on the stretch ahead is often stopped or held up by congestion.
P-32
P-32 · Obstruction on the carriageway
Vehicles are blocking the carriageway ahead after a breakdown, a crash or something similar.
P-33
P-33 · Reduced visibility
On the stretch ahead, driving is often made harder by a marked loss of visibility from fog, rain, snow, smoke and the like.
P-34
P-34 · Ice or snow
The stretch ahead often has ice or snow in winter, with the hazards that brings.
P-35
P-35 · Weaving section
Between a merge and a split ahead, vehicles change lanes across each other's paths, which raises the risk of collision.
P-50
P-50 · Other danger
A danger is coming up that no other sign warns of.